Slog - Comments on The Ferry in the Age of Bush

Comment by brandon

brandon — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:18 -0800

apparently being vaguely arab-looking constitutes "suspicious behavior."

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:24 -0800

That's Corporal LeBeau from "Hogan's Heroes", isn't it?

Comment by j bomb

j bomb — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:57:58 -0800

for a second, just a brief flash of a millisecond, i thought that was dan savage.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:02 -0800

I'm absolutely appalled that the European Union would all a country that has such vaguely middle-eastern looking men in as a member!

Comment by I am still out here

I am still out here — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:30 -0800

You still have not figured out who I am. Your security is porous.
Are you worried?

You should be.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:19 -0800

"allow"....

And I'm still appalled--Appalled!

Comment by Zander

Zander — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:50 -0800

Isn't there something unavoidably suspicious about being a tourist in Seattle?
I for one do not buy the "Wanted to see the fish thrown" story.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:11:02 -0800

Remember, anyone with a W bumper sticker is obviously a terrorist, since they hate America.

And, of course, McCain/Bush 08 stickers too ...

Be on your guard!

Comment by tsm

tsm — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:17:38 -0800

I'm going to venture that the next al-Qaida attack that will be performed by a blonde blue-eyed or East Asian kid, and not one of these idiots photographing "Middle Eastern looking" men in public will see it coming.

Comment by mmbb

mmbb — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:55:18 -0800

Is there any particular reason that you're stirring this pot?

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:02:32 -0800

Uh, he's stirring it because, as a non-Aryan-looking foreign-born person in Seattle, he has a strong interest in how other non-Aryan-looking foreign-born persons are treated in Seattle. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

And if you read the link he provided, these gents are in the news, as they have just yesterday come forward. They're not Middle Eastern terrorists; they're businessmen from an unidentified EU country (my money's on France).

Comment by Miss Stereo

Miss Stereo — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:23:03 -0800

Sucks to be those guys.

Comment by bronkitis

bronkitis — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:13:16 -0800

The really surprising thing is that there were good-looking men on the ferry. Probably why they stood out.

Comment by gfrancie

gfrancie — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:53:26 -0800

A friend of mine who is Indian (american-born) got onto an elevator today and was called a terrorist.
Ah... sweet land of liberty.
I think for her the worst part was that no one else on the elevator said anything.

Comment by Papayas

Papayas — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:11:00 -0800

The other sucky thing is that they came forward and now the ARE on the watch list. Crap.

Gfrancie, I wish someone would have said something in support of your friend. We must all remember to be the person who speaks up.

Comment by Lens1

Lens1 — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:57:04 -0800

They were French and sent here to piss off Norm Dicks.

Comment by monkey

monkey — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:40:42 -0800

middle eastern is the new black.